Which to use
“Arthur” is a name and “author” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,040
- “Arthur” frequency rank
- #38,157
- “author” frequency rank
- 42197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Arthur | author |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom masculin. | Auteur·ice. |
Where the eye mixes Arthur and author
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Arthur vs author
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Arthur is \aʁ.tyʁ\ while author is \ˈɔː.θə\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Arthur is recorded at frequency rank #4,040, classified as aname, pronounced \aʁ.tyʁ\. author is at rank #38,157, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɔː.θə\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42197, this pair ranks #227,464 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Arthur vs author
Shared letters: ahrtu. Private to "Arthur": -. Private to "author": o.
"Arthur" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "author" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Arthur" for "author" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Arthur" or "author" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Arthur" and "author" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Arthur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "author" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,464 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Arthur" and "author" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "astor vs author". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #227,464 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.